Kampala, Masaka lead in narcotics abuse according to 2022 police crime report
4,540 were male adults, 141 were female adults, 131 were male juveniles while 06 were female juveniles.
There has been a general increase in cases of narcotics/drug abuse in the country, rising from 1,714 cases registered by police in 2020 to 2,797 cases in 2022. This is contained in the annual police crime report launched yesterday at police headquarters in Naguru.
The report says a 67.7% increase in this crime category was registered from 1,668 cases reported in 2021 to 2,797 in 2022.
According to the report, 367 cases secured convictions, 04 were dismissed and 1,445 cases are still pending in Court thus resulting into 4,818 suspects who were arrested and charged before Courts of law.
Out of these, 4,540 were male adults, 141 were female adults, 131 were male juveniles while 06 were female juveniles.
“KMP North registered the highest number of cases of narcotics in 2022 (567 cases), followed by KMP South with 289 cases, Greater Masaka with 179 cases, West Nile with 166 cases, KMP East with 162 cases, Rwizi with 147 cases and East Kyoga with 116 cases,” reads the report.
In same line, statistics from the airport indicated that 30 cases of assorted Narcotics/Drugs were reported at Entebbe International Airport. Out of these 22 cases were taken to Court, 02 cases were not proceeded with while 06 cases are still under inquiry.
Resulting out of the total narcotic seizures at the airport for the whole year 2022, a total of 7,100.77gms of assorted narcotics/drugs were seized at Entebbe International Airport compared to 23,887.84gms seized in 2021 reflecting a reduction in the Narcotic/drugs seized at the Airport by 16,787.07 gms.
